Albany International to John Glenn Columbus International ALB → CMH
441 nautical miles (508 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 251°, about 264° magnetic at the departure end (variation 13W). At 120 knots that is 3 h 32 min at the quickest height in today's winds (6,500 ft, a 5-knot tailwind), arriving about 8:11 am EDT (12:11 UTC). For planning, not a briefing: the legal preflight briefing comes from Flight Service (1-800-WX-BRIEF) or the FAA's own tools. Airlines fly this pair: 1 flights in the DOT's last twelve reported months, the route's page.
The route the straight line, the warnings crossed, restrictions, pilot reports and the airports along the way · click a mark for its words
Green, blue, red and purple airport dots are the flying conditions reported there now (VFR, marginal VFR, IFR, low IFR); grey means no report. Red areas are SIGMETs, orange areas AIRMETs, hatched red areas temporary flight restrictions. Map tiles: OpenFreeMap, data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Warnings the route crosses SIGMETs and AIRMETs whose area the line passes through or comes within 25 nm of
- AIRMET SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist, fog). Over the whole route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the first 69 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the first 294 nm of the route.
A SIGMET warns of weather hazardous to all aircraft; an AIRMET of weather that matters to small aircraft and to flying without instruments. "From 60 to 180 nm out" is measured along the route from ALB.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
Not fetched just now.
Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 08:00–15:00 UTC · at 120 knots true airspeed
The westbound cruising heights for this course (VFR: even thousands plus 500 ft; above 18,000 ft the forecast levels), with the wind averaged along the line from the 7 forecast points nearest it (ALB, SYR, AVP, PSB, AGC, CLE, CMH). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,500 ft | 350° at 16 kt | −4 kt | 12 °C | 124 kt | 3 h 33 min | 8:12 am EDT (12:12 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 360° at 18 kt | −5 kt | 11 °C | 125 kt | 3 h 32 min | 8:11 am EDT (12:11 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 350° at 21 kt | −5 kt | 8 °C | 125 kt | 3 h 32 min | 8:11 am EDT (12:11 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 350° at 23 kt | −4 kt | 5 °C | 124 kt | 3 h 33 min | 8:12 am EDT (12:12 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 340° at 25 kt | −2 kt | 1 °C | 122 kt | 3 h 37 min | 8:16 am EDT (12:16 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 340° at 27 kt | −1 kt | -3 °C | 121 kt | 3 h 39 min | 8:18 am EDT (12:18 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 340° at 29 kt | +1 kt | -7 °C | 119 kt | 3 h 42 min | 8:21 am EDT (12:21 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 340° at 30 kt | +1 kt | -9 °C | 119 kt | 3 h 42 min | 8:21 am EDT (12:21 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 340° at 35 kt | −1 kt | -21 °C | 121 kt | 3 h 39 min | 8:18 am EDT (12:18 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 340° at 43 kt | −3 kt | -37 °C | 123 kt | 3 h 35 min | 8:14 am EDT (12:14 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 330° at 52 kt | +8 kt | -43 °C | 112 kt | 3 h 56 min | 8:35 am EDT (12:35 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 330° at 42 kt | +7 kt | -51 °C | 113 kt | 3 h 54 min | 8:33 am EDT (12:33 UTC) |
Based on data from the 12th at 06:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 12:00 UTC for use 08:00 to 15:00 UTC; temperatures above 24,000 ft are below zero. Heights are above sea level; a height is left out when the forecast has no wind for it over most of the line (the ground is higher). Ground speed is the airspeed less the headwind; the time en route is for the straight line and ignores climb, descent and routing around weather.
The forecast points as issued
| Point | From | 3,000 | 6,000 | 9,000 | 12,000 | 18,000 | 24,000 | 30,000 | 34,000 | 39,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALB | used from 0 nm out; 24 nm from the line | 340/22 | 340/19 9° | 320/16 7° | 330/16 2° | 330/19 -11° | 320/21 -23° | 320/25 -39° | 280/30 -44° | 270/41 -51° |
| SYR | used from 49 nm out; 57 nm from the line | 330/17 | 320/14 9° | 350/18 8° | 350/26 2° | 340/25 -11° | 360/34 -22° | 350/43 -39° | 330/50 -46° | 350/50 -54° |
| AVP | used from 98 nm out; 53 nm from the line | 010/20 | 020/24 11° | 360/19 8° | 350/23 2° | 320/24 -11° | 330/25 -22° | 330/27 -37° | 310/28 -42° | 290/30 -50° |
| PSB | used from 147 nm out; 61 nm from the line | 020/21 12° | 360/28 7° | 360/29 1° | 350/33 -10° | 350/42 -22° | 350/49 -37° | 340/63 -43° | 350/39 -52° | |
| AGC | used from 245 nm out; 53 nm from the line | 340/11 | 350/12 11° | 360/25 7° | 340/30 2° | 340/41 -8° | 340/44 -21° | 350/59 -36° | 340/68 -42° | 340/50 -51° |
| CLE | used from 343 nm out; 58 nm from the line | 310/7 | 350/20 14° | 340/16 9° | 320/21 2° | 320/32 -8° | 330/34 -20° | 330/45 -36° | 320/60 -45° | 320/64 -51° |
| CMH | used from 392 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 320/12 | 340/26 15° | 340/22 9° | 320/24 3° | 320/32 -7° | 320/36 -20° | 330/42 -35° | 320/59 -44° | 320/57 -50° |
The weather now: both ends and the airports along the way public airports with a weather report within 25 nm of the line, one for each stretch
| Airport | Where | Conditions | Wind | Visibility | Ceiling | Elevation | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALB Albany, NY | departure | no report just now | 284 ft | ||||
| OIC Norwich, NY | 78 nm out, 15 nm north of the line | no report just now | 1,024 ft | ||||
| BGM Binghamton, NY | 98 nm out, 4 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,635 ft | ||||
| ELM Elmira/Corning, NY | 137 nm out, 14 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 955 ft | ||||
| OYM St Marys, PA | 226 nm out, 2 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 1,934 ft | ||||
| AXQ Clarion, PA | 265 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 1,457 ft | ||||
| BVI Beaver Falls, PA | 314 nm out, 6 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,252 ft | ||||
| CAK Akron, OH | 363 nm out, 23 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,225 ft | ||||
| VTA Newark, OH | 422 nm out, 7 nm south of the line | no report just now | 883 ft | ||||
| CMH Columbus, OH | destination | no report just now | 815 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,934 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At CMH when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 8:11 am EDT (12:11 UTC)
CMH has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8587 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local on the route, 304 nm along the route · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
- 6/8829 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 11 nm from the route, 324 nm along the route · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
Daylight
Sunset at ALB 6:18 pm EDT (22:18 UTC), at CMH 6:56 pm EDT (22:56 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:24 pm EDT (23:24 UTC)).
Each restriction opens the FAA's own page with the exact area, heights and times. Ordinary notices to air missions (closed runways, lights out) are not shown: the FAA's notice search is not open to sites like this one at this time.
Radar and forecast charts for the regions crossed government pictures, the latest each time the page loads
Sources: the Aviation Weather Center's data service (SIGMETs, AIRMETs, graphical AIRMETs, pilot reports, winds and temperatures aloft, observations and terminal forecasts), the National Weather Service radar, the Weather Prediction Center's charts, the FAA's temporary flight restriction list and shapes, and the FAA's airport file for the positions, elevations and magnetic variation. Fetched when the page is viewed and kept a few minutes. Each leg is the straight line between its two airports; airways, terrain and airspace are not considered. The airports in detail: Albany International, John Glenn Columbus International.